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Porsche presents more efficient Gen 2 919 Hybrid LMP1 racer for 2015

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Porsche has presented the second generation of its Le Mans Prototype 919 Hybrid race car. The new racer will compete in the 8 MJ category (8 MJ of recovered energy per race lap)—the highest of the current four energy categories in the LMP1 class. Porsche 919 Hybrid, 2015. Earlier post.) Liters diesel.

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Audi unveils redesigned R18 diesel hybrid Le Mans racer for 2016 season

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Hybrid drive. Hybrid pioneer Audi, the first manufacturer to have won the Le Mans 24 Hours with an energy recuperation system, used a flywheel energy storage system from 2012 to 2015. Because of the 300 kW limit at Le Mans, the energy from the hybrid system will be available for a longer period of time.

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